Ryan Dossey
If you were going to drop 5k on a car what would it be?
After reading Mr. Money Mustache for several days know that and The Richest Man in Babylon have got me thinking. If I could cut out my car payment I could save/invest a decent amount of money.
Sam Green
Self Storage
I've heard that investing in Self-Storage is a great idea. I agree! It seems like a great business. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience in this area?
Leslie Beia
$500k to Invest, What Would You Do?
Hi All!I've been investing for 5 years, combo of BRRRR, Airbnb, and flips, near me and out of state. I listen to podcasts and read books and have absorbed a ton of information over the years, so I'm familiar with nume...
Bryan Beal
COVID-19 vs. Basic Freedoms
Let me start by being crystal clear. I am very sympathetic to all of those who have been exposed to COVID-19 – those who have either struggled through severe (or even mild) symptoms and certainly those who have passe...
K S.
My 100k house vs 100k in the S&P 500 (16 years later)
A turnkey home for 100k renting for 1k (1% rule) would net you worse than the stock market 16 years later. I went back through my 1099s and calculated my return and estimated closing costs, federal taxes, capital gain...
Katie Douglas
Frustrated with Bigger Pocket Posts
Hello, I'm a newbie and this is my first post on Bigger Pockets although I have lurked here for several years. While I have been able to find invaluable information on this site, I find many of the posts (especially i...
Riley F.
Appreciation - how to factor it in?
For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...
Rich Weese
I still like new const over rehabbing
I've previously posted results of homes built recently compared to rehabbing. Due to our area BOOMING with new buyers, my most recent closing is what I consider a home run. From first shovel to receiving escrow closin...
Nat C.
"We bought 100 properties without using any of our own money"
This statement is something I keep seeing again and again on the Bigger Pockets blogs;people saying they flipped 100 properties using someone else's money. They proclaim they had one of their investors pay for the pur...
AP Horvath
What would you do in my shoes?
If you had a few hundred thousand in cash, ready to invest in RE -- what would your RE investment strategy be?Spread it around? land, multifamily, SFR, commercial or simply concentrate on one specific type of RE inves...